Kenneth Wayne Faulkner

Kenneth W. Faulkner, 80, of Atlanta, GA died on April 23, 2005, following a heart attack at home.  Ken was born in Athens, GA on Mother?s Day, May 11, 1924, a proud member of the Greatest Generation.  He moved to Atlanta, where he graduated from Tech High.  Ken went to Radio School before joining the Army.  He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.  When his B-17 was shot down over Germany, he was captured and taken prisoner.  Following the war, he returned to Atlanta and married Mary Elizabeth Carmichael in 1946.  Ken graduated from Georgia Tech in 1949 and remained a loyal and supportive Jacket throughout his life.  Upon graduation, Ken went to work for the M. C. King Company and later worked for the T. G. Hill Company.  In 1961 he and his wife started the Ken Faulkner Company, which remains active today.  During his business career Ken?s honesty and integrity made him loved and respected by all who knew him.  He served on the Rules Committee for the National Cottonseed Products Association and served as President of the Association of Cottonseed Products Dealers 1980-1981.  Ken served as a ruling Elder in both the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church USA.  He was an active member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church, serving on many committees.  Ken loved his church and had a special interest in its mission work.  For the past several years he was a volunteer at Mission Haven, a clothing supply outlet for missionaries and seminary students.  When not volunteering at his church Ken could be found working with the Druid Hills Kiwanis Club.  He served as both President and Treasurer during his many years of membership.  His wife of 58 years, Mary, his daughters and sons-in-law, Rick and Susan Adle, Scott and Rebecca Bracewell survive Ken.  Ken had four grandsons, Travis Adle, Brian Adle, Matt Bracewell and Robbie Bracewell.  Two siblings survive Ken, Harold Faulkner of Montgomery, AL and Emily McCoy of Durham, NC.  Numerous nieces and nephews will miss their loving uncle.  Through out his life Ken was a kind, generous, loving son, husband, father, grandfather and friend.  Ken met every stranger with a smile and brightened the world for all that knew and loved him. Interment will be at Floral Hills Memory Gardens at 12:00 noon. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 27th at Clairmont Presbyterian Church with Dr. Tom Pipkin officiating, with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may send contributions to Clairmont Presbyterian Church, 1994 Clairmont Ave., Decatur, GA  30033-3498 or to Mission Haven, 235 Inman Drive, Decatur, GA 30030.  The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at A. S. Turner & Sons.